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Colorless with slight greenish tinge.
Solid globular head, tooled in on two sides at base; slender neck; broader, triangular shaft at top, with vertical tooling indents on two sides, tapering into cylindrical shape.
Intact, except for end of pin where point may be missing; a few pinprick bubbles; dulling and slight creamy weathering with iridescence.
Pin used for the hair, not as a dress pin.
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Title: Glass pin
Period: Imperial
Date: 1st–4th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; drawn and tooled
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8in. (9.8cm)
Other: 5/16in. (0.8cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.154
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